The Final Playoff game between the Undefeated New England Patriots and the San Diego “lucky” Chargers is on now. Winner of this match goes to the SUPER BOWL. It started at 3:05 eastern standard time. Why I am not watching it is because I invited my brother and his family to come watch the game with us. Well, they asked me to record the game on TIVO because they have to take their son back to college which is only about an hour away. They did the same for us when we were coming back from our Christmas vacation. Our plane was scheduled to land in Manchester at 8:30pm and the game between the Pats and Jags had already started. Talk about trying to keep blackout conditions with all the technology these days. I was tuning out everyone so I wouldn’t accidently hear any scores. My relatives were texting me and leaving messages on my cell. It was so tempting to flip open the phone, but I only did to turn it off. We quickly passed the game being televised in a sports bar at the airport but I did not look. I picked up my car and had the radio off all the way to my brother’s house, because he was recording for us. We did not start watching that game until 10pm that night.
So now I have my email and instant messaging notifications turned off and I’m avoiding the internet, tv is off and the answering machine is turned down. It is almost 5:00PM now and it is killing me. I made Chili, the chips, cheese and crackers are on the table. Soda and beer is chilled. My brother and his family should be here any minute. Media blackout is a challenge, but when you’re a true sports fan it is definitely worth it. I will follow up after the game and tell you if it was really worth it. Stay tuned.
Well it was definitely worth the wait! The Pats pulled off another one. Was there ever really any doubt? I don’t think so. Moss and Welker did their part, but Faulk and Maroney were awesome. As for the Greenbay game I was a little disappointed. I really wanted Greenbay to win. If Favre retired this season it would have been great for him to retire on top, but still losing to the Pats of course.
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